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It’s been very, very cold in Scotland for the last few days. The central heating is working overtime, and the air both inside and out is harsh on the skin. The area around my nose is red and sore. Time for some intensive treatment. This facial oil is wonderful for dry, aggravated, red winter skin. It’s…

Sometimes I find it difficult to appreciate Winter. It’s cold, dark, and the storms blowing in off the Atlantic are brutal (my shattered greenhouse will attest to that). At the moment, daylight occurs between 8:45am and 3:45pm which means I get to see the sunrise most mornings. This is the view from the landing window…

It may be Hogmanay in Scotland, but I still have to eat as many black eyed peas as possible on New Year’s Day. They’re not available fresh in the UK, so I’m soaking just over a pound of the dried ones. They’ll be eaten with raw onion tomorrow. Happy New Year!

Yesterday I received my new Lumix G1 and so far I like it a lot. My new kit also contains three new lenses which also fit my Pen. Now I need temperatures above freezing so I can get out and use my new things. For now, it’s a test shot of a tormented cat.

We’ve had horrible weather here for the past few weeks — masses of snow and ice with sub-zero temperatures. These beauties were outside my bedroom window, but they were dwarfed in comparison to the five foot icicle that hovered over our front door for a couple of days. My lovely husband battled it with a…

The forecast calls for more snow, but I’m optimistic the weatherman is wrong. The temperature is hovering about 4C and we’re thawing out nicely. My daughter made this snowman back before Christmas when everyone still loved snow and thought it was great. What a difference a couple of weeks can make.

After weeks of bitter cold, ice, and snow, we’ve finally had a tiny warm spell. In such a brutal winter, warm is relative, and 2C feels like summer. The snow is gone from everywhere but the ground, and hopefully that will shift by the end of the week. I don’t think I’ve ever been so…

It was colder here than at the South Pole today, -20C! My poor hens aren’t getting out for much exercise at the moment, and only Nella is brave enough to march about in the snow. Our Siberian weather is supposed to last another ten days. May it pass quickly.

This winter wonderland schtick is getting old, and I am beginning to understand the concept of cabin fever. I am not brave enough to venture too far from home with so much ice and snow about. Roll on Spring!

We had a lovely Christmas and Boxing Day. I managed a short drive in the Fig on Friday, but had to lock it away when the snow started falling again. We went for a walk at Meikle Bin yesterday and had to leave early as the snow quickly piled up. Snow is great, but I’m…